Trevor Ariza is 5 games away from a ring...

theTHIEF · Post #1 » by **theTHIEF** » Wed May 28, 2008 6:23 pm

Actual winner of the LA/ORL trade was Ariza...

word...

MagicFan149 · Post #2 » by **MagicFan149** » Wed May 28, 2008 6:31 pm

im super stoked for him... he wouldnt of gotten the pt in our scheme... so good deal for him.... i hope he gets it cause if i have to root for another team ill choose the lakers...

CourtsideTV · Post #3 » by **CourtsideTV** » Wed May 28, 2008 6:34 pm

he was good..played d...nasty dunks over people 6'10 and taller...

i hope lakers iwn it all.

magicfanejc42 · Post #4 » by **magicfanejc42** » Wed May 28, 2008 6:35 pm

Yeah that's excellent for him, I really liked the kid and wish he didn't have to leave here, but I'm glad it's working for him even with those POS injuries he gets..

mhectorgato · Post #5 » by **mhectorgato** » Wed May 28, 2008 6:49 pm

theTHIEF wrote:Actual winner of the LA/ORL trade was Ariza...

I thought it was board fodder that got the most out of the trade ... but this post made me reconsider.

cmor42180 · Post #6 » by **cmor42180** » Wed May 28, 2008 7:32 pm

not like he earned the ring, he darko'd his way into a championship, lol

drsd · Post #7 » by **drsd** » Wed May 28, 2008 7:35 pm

Ariza played 1 minute in the last game and has a 0-0-0-0-0-0-0 box-score. Not really something a player would be happy about.

theTHIEF · Post #8 » by **theTHIEF** » Wed May 28, 2008 7:41 pm

who cares, it's all about the hardware...

Post #9 » by **SOUL** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:11 pm

i spoke too soon when i said wow people arent trashing an ex-player

theTHIEF · Post #10 » by **theTHIEF** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:14 pm

not me, good luck to him...a ring right off a trade, ultimate thank you...

Post #11 » by **Dome** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:18 pm

theTHIEF wrote:who cares, it's all about the hardware...

I disagree. I wouldn't really care too much about winning a ring on a team where I've only played for a couple of weeks, only to go out for a few months and see my new teammates catch fire all of a sudden and steamroll towards the championship while watching from the bench.

To me the journey is more important than the destination. Just my opinion.

mhectorgato · Post #12 » by **mhectorgato** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:21 pm

Dome wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I disagree. I wouldn't really care too much about winning a ring on a team where I've only played for a couple of weeks, only to go out for a few months and see my new teammates catch fire all of a sudden and steamroll towards the championship while watching from the bench.

To me the journey is more important than the destination. Just my opinion.

So you'd reject the ring and the extra paychecks if you were in his shoes? ;-)

theTHIEF · Post #13 » by **theTHIEF** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:21 pm

green font?

Post #14 » by **Dome** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:26 pm

mhectorgato wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

So you'd reject the ring and the extra paychecks if you were in his shoes?

Heck no, I'd take the extra paycheck and get myself some new shoes that'll help my get another ring where I'd actually have played enough to credit myself for one tiny diamond somewhere in the corner. :eyebrows:

It's got to be the shoes!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhHONpmlxPc

Cammo101 · Post #15 » by **Cammo101** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:30 pm

Ariza is having a (Pistons era) Darko like impact on the Lakers.

MagicHolland · Post #16 » by **MagicHolland** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:50 pm

Although, I really like Ariza, I don't want the Lakers to win it because of the Gasol trade. No way that any team would've gotten Gasol that cheap.. Thinking about it I don't want any of the four teams left to win it.. I guess Detroit would be my pick because we lost to them..

CourtsideTV · Post #17 » by **CourtsideTV** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:53 pm

I'd trade the ring with stan van gundy if i was ariza...

magictreat · Post #18 » by **magictreat** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:57 pm

theTHIEF wrote:Actual winner of the LA/ORL trade was Ariza...

word...

And him didn't do a thing to deserve that ring, lol

drsd · Post #19 » by **drsd** » Wed May 28, 2008 9:02 pm

Dome wrote:I disagree. I wouldn't really care too much about winning a ring on a team where I've only played for a couple of weeks, only to go out for a few months and see my new teammates catch fire all of a sudden and steamroll towards the championship while watching from the bench.

To me the journey is more important than the destination. Just my opinion.

For me it is hard to separate the journey from the destination. If the team does not win the title, there is not destination. So winning the title is required. Thus, the journey depends on the destination.

But I guess the point is that not playing means that one is not part of the journey.

mhectorgato · Post #20 » by **mhectorgato** » Wed May 28, 2008 9:05 pm

drsd wrote:For me it is hard to separate the journey from the destination. If the team does not win the title, there is not destination. So winning the title is required. Thus, the journey depends on the destination.

But I guess the point is that not playing means that one is not part of the journey.